Friday, February 27, 2015

Our Only Interest : JUSTICE for Officer Peter Liang

Indictment Against Peter Liang Politically Motivated?

Some made the above charge. 80-20 is not ready to believe it yet. However, 80-20 must be ready to act, when called for. In the event that politics is interfering against justice, 80-20 shall play a counter-balancing role.

So we looked into politics in Brooklyn and the track record of District Attorney (DA) Kenneth Thompson.

The Demographics of Brooklyn

The demographics, shown in the table below, project a rapidly rising political role for Asian Ams in Brooklyn elections.

From 1990 to 2010, the population of non-Hispanic Whites, blacks and Hispanics all decreased. In contrast, that of Asian increased by 135%, or approximately 5% per year.

By Spring of 2017, when the next Democratic primary for Brooklyn DA will occur, the Asian population will be about 16%. A primary in which one constituent has an emotional grudge is where a PAC like 80-20 can play a pivotal role.

The Track Record of DA Ken Thompson

DA Thompson was elected in 2013 after a very bitter election against a 6-term former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes. Thompson was sworn in as DA on 1/1/2014. He seems to be doing a respectable job. Being a public servant in a city like Brooklyn is not easy. 80-20 wishes him luck.

However, in 1.2 years, DA Thompson has generated much negative publicity.

authority over an indictment in Brooklyn. Nor is Pres. Obama likely to make a statement on an ongoing legal case. In America, we need to practice politics the American way.

Remember the Jimmy Kimmel "kill every Chinese"
episode? 80-20 got the first and ONLY written apology from ABC soon after the event. Weeks after a White House petition, which asked Pres.Obama to interfere, had reached 100,000 signers, and long after the matter has been satisfactorily resolved,there was a White House statement on this matter. Did anyone remember what was said? (Please note that this was not a reflection on the White House, but a reflection on the silliness of that petition. Pres. Obama is not the equivalent of a Chinese Emperor. He has no authority over ABC, a private enterprise.)

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" - George Santayana.

However, if there were a petition to 80-20 to help Office
Liang and it quickly gathers 100,000 signatures, it would be much more effective. Why? Because 80-20 would be greatly empowered by the apparent yearning for its leadership, thereby enabling it to do even more.

3) 80-20'll strive to create a win-win situation to ensure justice
for Officer Liang. This part of 80-20's effort requires tactical maneuver in the future. Hence, we'll only summarize the essence. The indictment of Officer Liang could be partially politically motivated. Hence 80-20 will act with politics in mind as well, while stressing fact finding. Our aim is to create a win-win situation for District Attorney Thompson of Brooklyn, the African American community, and Officer Peter Liang, while upholding justice!

4) 80-20 will be doing much fact findings and fact checkings in
matters* shown below my name . I encourage all to volunteer your effort to help.

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i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do vertical patrolling in that building by their boss?

ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger? Or, did he state that his finger was along the gun barrel but slipped when his right shoulder hit a door?

iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall and ricocheted? Has the physical evidence been protected and/or photographed?

iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later call 911?

v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black." Is it true? The jury could easily be convinced that Officer Liang would feel threatened in this dangerous public housing project area where the stairwell is pitch black. Would it then have been reasonable for him to keep the finger on the trigger?

vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA
prosecuted recently?

vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident? Is he under
investigation or being disciplined?

80-20 will fight for YOU & Officer Peter Liang

80-20 has received many emails from Asian Ams pleading for us to look into this matter.

After a Board meeting, 80-20 Initiative takes the following positions:

1) It shall not let Officer Peter Liang be the victim of political scapegoating, if indeed we conclude this is the case, after our thorough fact-finding.

2) It advises Asian Ams. not to join or participate in petitions and movements that only expose our community's political ignorance/immaturity which makes us even weaker. Take the recent White House petitions as examples. The initiators and signers are great people who yearned for justice. 80-20 thanks them and shares their goal. However, those petitions ignore the legal environment in the USA. Keep in mind that the President of the U.S. has no legal authority over an indictment in Brooklyn. Nor is Pres. Obama likely to make a statement on an ongoing legal case. In America, we need to practice politics the American way.

Remember the Jimmy Kimmel "kill every Chinese" episode? 80-20 got the first and ONLY written apology from ABC soon after the event. Weeks after a White House petition, which asked Pres. Obama to interfere, had reached 100,000 signers, and long after the matter has been satisfactorily resolved,there was a White House statement on this matter. Does anyone remember what was said? (Please note that this was not a reflection on the White House, but a reflection on the silliness of that petition. President Obama is not the equivalent of a Chinese Emperor. He has no authority over ABC, a private enterprise.)

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

- George Santayana.

However, if there were a petition to 80-20 to help Office Liang and it quickly gathers 100,000 signatures, it would be much more effective. Why? Because 80-20 would be greatly empowered by the apparent yearning for its leadership, thereby enabling it to do even more.

3) 80-20 will strive to create a win-win situation to ensure justice for Officer Liang. This part of 80-20's effort requires tactical maneuver in the future. Hence, we'll only summarize the essence. The indictment of Officer Liang could be partially politically motivated. Hence 80-20 will act with politics in mind as well, while stressing fact finding. Our aim is to create a win-win situation for District Attorney Thompson of Brooklyn, the African American community, and Officer Peter Liang, while upholding justice!

4) 80-20 will be doing much fact findings and fact checking in matters* shown below my name . I encourage all to volunteer your effort to help.

Forward this e-newsletter!

Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves!

WANT SERVICE? Pay for it, although I and many others have worked for YOU for free for the last 16 years.

i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do vertical patrolling in that building by their boss?

ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger? Or, did he state that his finger was along the gun barrel but slipped when his right shoulder hit a door?

iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall and ricocheted? Has the physical evidence been protected and/or photographed?

iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later call 911?

v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black." Is it true? The jury could easily be convinced that Officer Liang would feel threatened in this dangerous public housing project area where the stairwell is pitch black. Would it then have been reasonable for him to keep the finger on the trigger?

vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA prosecuted recently?

vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident? Is he under investigation or being disciplined?

(D), Jeb Bush (R) and many other presidential candidates will probably declare any days now.

A Respectful Request to Asian Am Elected Officials

Chances are, Clinton, Bush and other candidates have
already sent feelers to some AsAm elected officers seeking their endorsement. Therefore,

(1) TO all AsAm elected officials: We'd love to support you. We are aware that you face pressures that outsiders are not aware of. However, please do NOT sign up with any presidential candidate until you've are aware of the candidate's positions on:

a) college admissions policy and

b) giving AsAms equal opportunity to rise to the top in private

industries, universities, and governments.

Don't sell our community short! Ensure that the positions of the

candidate you are about to endorse don't contradict against the

consensus of our community. Our community is getting politically

organized. Note how we have pointedly defeated two elected AsAm

officialswho betrayed us in the Stop SCA 5 movement in California.

(2) TO all the rest of us: Please forward this email to the elected AsAm officials in your election district. We need to make the presidential candidatesaware ofourspecific concerns through YOU, 80-20 and AsAm elected officials. Together, we shall overcome.

Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves!

WANT SERVICE? Pay for it, although I and many others worked for YOU free for the last 16 years.

PS: (1) Manlan Liu was elected the Secretary of the Board of
Donors! Those Board members are hard at work & help raising money forSELF.

(2) 80-20 has received a lot of emails regarding the case of politicsofficer Peter Liang of NY city from our supporters in NY and NJ. If you live in other states and have a view, please share with me. Thanks.

Ed. Blum is the person who brought the "Fisher vs. Univ. of
Texas" which resulted in a Supreme Court ruling that US courts must apply "strict scrutiny". That is, in deciding whether a universities may be permitted to apply"race preference" admissions, the courts must take a harder look if other alternatives are available to achieve diversity.